Reddit reviews The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
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Unfortunately there isn't any sort of industry standard - every designer or manufacturer is going to have their own set of measurements they call standard. I have this book and I use it to check their suggested measurements on gloves, hats and socks all the time. For sweaters I am rather fond of patterns that size everything according to finished bust measurement and give finished waist and hip measurements - generally the various sizes are given in increments of 2" (ex. 36", 38", 40", etc.). No need to worry about which one is a size 8 or medium or whatever, just measure!
I really like the Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns for things like this.
It's basically a book of recipes. You plug in your gauge, and the size that you want, and it tells you how many stitches to cast on, where to put your decreases, etc. It tells you a lot of about things are actually constructed, so that you can take it and make your own patterns from there.
It does require swatching. So you'd have to find or create your own cable pattern, swatch, get the gauge in pattern, and then work out how to make your hat. And don't forget to swatch in the round if you're going to be knitting in the round!
Also, here's a Rav search for free, cabled, fingering weight hats, in case you spot something there that you didn't spot yesterday. Sometimes a second look can help. :)
I have a copy of The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd, and it is more or less the only knitting book you really need. Basic patterns for socks, gloves, mittens, hats, sweaters, in multiple sizes and gauges, you just figure out your gauge(which it explains super clearly) pick a size, and then start knitting. Add whatever fancy touches you want, that you saw online. XD I'm doing a pair of fingerless gloves with a lattice cable right now, from the basic glove pattern.
While I'm sure there are other fab resources out there, this is the only one I actually own and it hasn't steered me wrong yet. So I can only vouch for this being a solid investment.
I bought The Knitters Handy Book of Patterns on a whim, and now I've got the sweater one and the top down sweater one too. I love them so much. I'm tall so I was constantly having to adjust patterns and it was driving me mad, paying £5+ for a pretty cardigan pattern then having to re-write most of it to make it fit! Now I don't bother, I make my own patterns to fit me properly.